The Dog Adoption Handbook: Understanding stress
For your dog, moving into your household can be a stressful experience. As we have mentioned in previous chapters, it takes time (even several months) for your new pooch to settle in and become a memb...
Mum who had just had puppies forced to trek 33 kilometres + this months court cases
A man who forced a dog to walk and run for 33km before smashing the animal into the ground and then throwing it into the air was today convicted on three charges of animal cruelty.
The offences occ...
After being abandoned, Campbell’s future was uncertain – until he met a dog-lover named Donald.
When Campbell was found crammed inside a car in Whyalla with five other dogs and two ringworm-infested cats, he had experienced very little interaction with people and was hesitant and fearful. Thanks...
Why South Australia is in desperate need for a native wildlife hospital
The Ngurunderi people have a special word for Kangaroo Island, “Karta” the island of the dead, a Dreamtime name that would carry itself into tragic relevance during the 2020 Black Summer fires. Ne...
At almost 100 in cat years, Pippin outlived her two previous owners and recently found the purrfect home to spend her twilight years.
Born in 2002, Pippin started her life as a stray – fed by an older woman who was glad to take the kitten in off the streets. In July of 2022 Pippin met her owner-to-be when he came to visit her at t...
The Dog Adoption Handbook: Making Introductions
Bringing a new dog home is a very exciting time for everyone in the family! First introductions can help set the scene for all other interactions, so it is important you take the time to get it right....
The mental and physical benefits of adopting a pet in retirement
People with pets frequently age well. That happy fact keeps emerging from surveys on pet ownership. Sharing your life with purring cats, devoted dogs – or any animal companion - lowers blood pressur...
After being attacked, Masie is learning how to love again with the help of her new family and friends!
When Masie’s owner found himself unable to pay her vet bills after the five-year-old Staffy was mauled by two dogs, he surrendered her to RSPCA.
Quiet, flighty, and recovering from facial and nec...
When Lily the cat became stuck in her own collar, it seemed as though she might not make it home
When Lily went missing from her Ingle Farm home in April 2022, her owners hoped their cat would be safe and that they would be reunited as soon as possible, but as time passed they feared the worst ha...
Dog Adoption Handbook : Settling Into a New Forever Home
We know how exciting the process of arriving home with a new dog can be. But we also know how nerve-wracking it can be – especially if this is your new furry companion!
If you’ve just adopted...